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thumb|right|Revisionist Western films commonly feature antiheroes as lead characters whose actions are morally ambiguous. [[Clint Eastwood, pictured here in A Fistful of Dollars (1964), portrayed the archetypal antihero called the "Man with No Name" in the Italian Dollars Trilogy of Spaghetti Westerns.]]
An antihero is a main character whose actions and morality are ambiguous rather than clearly good or bad, as opposed to traditional heroes. This type of character has become especially popular in revisionist films like the Spaghetti Westerns of the 1960s, where it challenges audiences' expectations about what a protagonist should be.
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thumb|right|Revisionist Western films commonly feature antiheroes as lead characters whose actions are morally ambiguous. [[Clint Eastwood, pictured here in A Fistful of Dollars (1964), portrayed the archetypal antihero called the "Man with No Name" in the Italian Dollars Trilogy of Spaghetti Westerns.]]
Antihero (sometimes spelled as anti-hero or in two words as anti hero) is a literary term that can be understood as standing in opposition to the traditional hero, i.e., one with high social status, well-liked by the general populace, and given a particular role to play. Although antiheroes may sometimes perform actions that most of the audience considers heroic, they continue because they must, not because they believe they are the right person for the job.